Chelsea's Juliano Belletti set to bow out

CHELSEA’S Brazilian defender Juliano Belletti has signalled that he will be one of the first players to leave Stamford Bridge this summer.

PUBLISHED: 00:00, Wed, Apr 14, 2010

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Utility man Juliano Belletti, 33, has not played since being sent off against Manchester City in February and, struggling with injuries, has made only 13 starts this season.

He said: “Perhaps the FA Cup final against Portsmouth on May 15 will be my last game for Chelsea. My contract runs out in June and I have not yet decided where I will go. But I am not yet thinking about retiring. I want to try to reach 1,000 games in my career. So far I have about 950.”

Chelsea blocked a potential move to Flamengo for former Barcelona player Belletti in January, but the Brazilian club are still interested.

Chelsea midfielder Deco has already hinted he wants to go when his contract runs out at the end of this campaign.